A simple standardized protocol to evaluate the reliability of seed rain estimates

• Published in: Seed science research Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 304 - 309
• Main Authors: Arruda, André J., Silveira, Fernando A.O., Buisson, Elise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2020; Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Subjects: Accuracy; arugula; Bias; Biodiversity and Ecology; color; data collection; Decay; ecological restoration; Environmental Sciences; Estimates; Evaluation; Global Changes; Grasslands; Helianthus annuus; Methods; Pathogens; Quinoa; Rain; Reliability analysis; Research Paper; Retention; Seed dispersal; seed size; Seeds; soil; Standardization; Sunflowers; Traps; wind; seed sorting; trap effectiveness; seed trap; seed rain; seed loss; seeds sorting

Seed dispersal has key implications for community dynamics and restoration ecology. However, estimating seed rain (the number and diversity of seeds arriving in a given area) is challenging, and the lack of standardization in measurement prevents cross-site comparisons. Seed trap effectiveness and a...